''I Still Am'' is the ninth

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by American rapper

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. It was released on October 27, 2017, by

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and Collective Music Group. The album features

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s from

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. I Still Am serves as a sequel to Gotti's ''

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'' (2013). It was supported by two singles – " Rake It Up" and "

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". The album debuted at number six on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 38,000

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s in its first week.

Background

On October 10, 2017, Yo Gotti revealed the album's title, release date, tracklist and pre-order. Yo Gotti, in partnership with

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will release a documentary in preparation of the album.

Singles

" Rake It Up" featuring

, was released previously on Yo Gotti's collaborative mixtape '' Gotti Made-It'' and serves as the album's lead single. "

" was released on October 10, 2017, as a promotional single then sent to radio October 17, 2017, as the second single.

Critical reception

Andy Kellman of

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gave the album three out of five stars, saying " There's nothing particularly novel on this, but it's an adequate addition to the survivor's discography." Sheldon Pearce of ''

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'' said that the album "has more to say about the city he represents than who he actually is", defining the songs "Rake It Up" and "Save It for Me" as standout moments of the album.

Commercial performance

''I Still Am'' debuted at number six on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, earning 38,000

s (including 19,000 in traditional album sales) in its first week of release. It became Yo Gotti's third consecutive top ten debut on the chart. The album ended up spending a total of 13 weeks. On February 12, 2020, the album was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.

Track listing

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Sample credits * "Rake It Up" contains a sample of "Freaky Tales", written and as performed by

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. * "2908" contains a sample of "How Can I Pretend" as performed by The Continental IV, written by Norman Keith. * "Oh Yeah" contains a sample of "Choppa Style", as performed by

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Charts

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References

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